U21 World League

Zurlo Arena
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Attilio Mammarella took the kick off in the first half of the match. Egemen Toralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wasyl Misiorowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Attilio Mammarella's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Egemen Toralp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Attilio Mammarella got free with Egemen Toralp in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zurlo Team's Amos Valcareggi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakup Hacıoğlu in the 10th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in AKHisaR's zone, Attilio Mammarella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Egemen Toralp came out of the goal and Attilio Mammarella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Mammarella in the 14th minute of play forced AKHisaR's goalkeeper Egemen Toralp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AKHisaR's Egemen Toralp got control of the ball when Attilio Mammarella tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute, Yakup Hacıoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Attilio Mammarella got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Egemen Toralp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wasyl Misiorowski went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, AKHisaR's Tolga Soysal got a free kick in the 27th minute. Fausto Silvestre kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Shantala Villamediana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egemen Toralp having to interfere. After 41 played minutes AKHisaR got a freekick which was hit by Tolga Soysal. In the last second Egemen Toralp throw himself and got hold of the ball when Attilio Mammarella in the 48thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ramazan Afacan was the one to do the kick off. Luka Toni's late challenge caught a AKHisaR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luka Toni helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Zurlo Team's Luka Toni got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Egemen Toralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Attilio Mammarella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amos Valcareggi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yakup Hacıoğlu in the 57th minute. The supporters of AKHisaR booed when Zurlo Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wasyl Misiorowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zurlo Team made a substitution. Fabrizio Giorda replaced Alfredo Alfani. After a rather tough play, Zurlo Team's Wasyl Misiorowski got a free kick in the 61st minute. Yakup Hacıoğlus short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Amos Valcareggi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 67 minutes Zurlo Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was İlyas Tolga Aras who took care of the corner kick. 68 minutes into the game, Attilio Mammarella cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Egemen Toralp was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gündüz Tavgaç hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Wasyl Misiorowski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Zurlo Team's Luka Toni got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Tolga Soysal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fausto Silvestre charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fausto Silvestre the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zurlo Team's Fausto Silvestre got a free kick in the 78th minute. The audience was convinced that Wasyl Misiorowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Egemen Toralp was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Egemen Toralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Mammarella in the 85th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Zurlo Team's Wasyl Misiorowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Egemen Toralp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Attilio Mammarella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Egemen Toralp was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the AKHisaR players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Zurlo Team.